-: The percentage of Afghan women who report suffering physical abuse, half of which is sexual.
-: The percentage of marriages in Afghanistan that are forced.
-: The percentage of Afghan brides who are under the age of 16.
-: The illiteracy rate amon...

I've seen this list posted in several places in the last few days, so I'm not sure who originally wrote it. But I do think it nicely reverses the way these email circulars usually pull out a long list of...

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While everybody is getting stoned on turkey and starch this holiday season, you're hoping to join a secret collective of super-intelligent scientists who will invent faster-than-light travel and cure cancer.

Earthships are 100% sustainable homes that are both cheap to build and awesome to live in. They offer amenities like no other sustainable building style you have come across. For the reasons that follow, I believe Earthships can actually change the w...